Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-02
Held for the Grand Jurv.
COLORED GIRL WHOLE BURIED HER Dran p.pv IN


Held for the Grand jury.
C0IORED GIRL WHOLE BURIED HER DEAD BABy IN
COAL SHED.
saturday afternoon the body OF female colored
child was found half buried I'm the coal shed on DR.
JAS. A. Hunters premises, 942 street. The circum
stances OF the case Indicated that the child be-
longed to Mary Yates, colored girl about nine
teen years old, employed in DR.. Hunters house
She was taken into custody by the police and re-
moved to the emergency hospital for necessary at
tention. Coroner Patterson held an inquest in the
case to-day at the first precinct station
DR.. Jas. a. Hunter testitied that on Saturday
about half-past three O'Clock, the body was found
In the coal-shed ION his premises. Witness wife
unearthed It, He examined the body and saw
that 1t was a cOlored female child He noticed
a 50 an abrasion on the head OF the child, but he
scratching. HIS Investigations led him TO believe
concluded that the child was iull grown and that
and he had the matter reported to the
He found i evidences in her room that she had
given birth to the child. When he questioned her
before she was arrested she denied knowing any
thing about the child. Yesterday, however at the
hospital she told him all about It. She said that
that she had intended not TO leave it in the coal
shed, but remove it. The witness thought from
the appearance of the room that the child had
died from exhaustion or inattention.
DR.: WV. CfSSel, OF the Emergency Hospital, tes-
tilted that the girl told him about the birth OF the
child, and that she believed it was nfeless when
born.
DR.. j. F. Hartfgan testified that he and DR..
Lachlan Tyler had examined the body, but found
Of the lungs showed that it was born alive. He
thought that II the child had been cared for prop
erly 1t would have lived. DR.. Tyler gave similar
testimony.
The jury rendered verdict that, in their opinion
the infants death was the "result OF criminal
neglect on the part of its mother" The members
Albert H. Gawler, Patrick ii. Morgan, Jno. B.
Daughton and Robt. Leitch. The girl hasGbeen
committed by the coroner for the action d the
grand jury.
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SERIOUS RUNAWAY ACcIDENT-This morning,
about $50 O'Clock, pair of horses attached to a
wagon belonging to Brill Bros, ran away near the
corner OF ~ and streets southwest. The driver,
John II. Meyers, in attempting to stop the team,
places. He was attended by DR.. Leach and after
ward removed to his home, No. 121l Union street
southwest. The wagon cOlltded with a tree-box
on ~ street and was demolished.
CHARGED WITH STEALING BEER.-This morning,
about 30 O'Clock, Oficers Gordon, Mooney, Ellis,
and Mailman, OF the sixth precinct arrested four
young men named Martin Geary, Patrick Burke,
Jas. Waters, and Cornelius DOnohue, on a charge
OF vagrancy, and locked them up at the Station
on that charge Two OF them were found on the
sand-lot, In 'SwampoOdle," In state OF intoxica.
cation, lying beside some empty beer kegs. The
OF Tie Banner Brewing Co., near the Baltimore
and Ohio depot. They were taken to the Police
Court, where a charge OF larceny OF the beer was
preferred against them, and the case was con-
tinued until the 5th inst
RANGE OF THE THERMonErER:-The following
m, So; ppm, 70; maximum 20; minimum, 50.
THE THIRD WILHELM CLUB CONCERT-A large
audience heard the third and last concert of the
Wilhelmj Club at the Universalist church Satur-
day night. The orchestra, consisting or seven
lists and Professor Dent as 'cellisr, rendered its
numbers in pleasing and effective style. Particu-
larry good were RaTs .sThe MIL and Parion's
formed with skill on her violin, with orchestral
accompaniment, a dainty Romanza. The vocal
manded professor Kanar condnctea smr aeS
Affairs In West washineton.
TIE HAREs AND HOUNDS CHAsE.-Owing to the
inclemency OF the weather, the run that was to
take place on Thursday was postponed until Sat
urday evening. AT the time appointed, the Hares,
the corner Of s1st and streets each with large
bag OF small paper, which they trailed as they
went along. They began at the corner OF 3lst and
oCICctS anu wOno Wy StIttt W JUL SlTtct, Gnen
through Cookies Park and out Lovers Lane, across
Rock Greek, and after an hour and a quarters run
returned to the starting point. These boys did
we'll and led an excellent course. After the ex-
piration of the time allowed, the Hounds started
In pursuit with MI. ThoS. Hyde, Jr., in the lead,
closely followed by c. D. Webb, Jno. Green, STAN
hope Williamson, and Frank and De Saussure
Trenholm. Webb proved the best man, and man.
aged to come In about one yard in front OF Hyde,
who was about the same distance ahead OF Green,
who led Frank Trenholm about 3 feet all running
well and close up together. The others came in as
follows: De Saussure Trenholm, Raphael CASTELAR,,
w. +. De Saussure, n. Jones, Geo. Mills, Walter
Peter. and Stanhope Williamson. The race lasted
for over an hour and the success OF MI. Webb was
a surprise to many, as 1t was generally thought
Mr.. Hyde would win. Arrangements are being
made for another run on the last Saturday in this
month, and it is believed that about twenty-five
viii go. The ladies, It Is said, intend to Offer
prize TO the successful man on that occasion.
FLOWER THIEvES.-ReSidentS on the heights
flower thieves, who commenced their depredations
last sunday, and are keeping IL up.
ARRRsTs-Anna Bell, young col0red woman,
was arrested early this morning for aSSaulting O
colored servant girl named Isabel ROCKWELL.
Three arrests were made In this precinct yeSter-
day for drunkenness One Of tho parties arrested
was colo-ed girl sixteen years Of age.
cleared to-day with 625 tons OF coal for Fail
River, Mass Barge George Hughes cleared To-
day, light, for Newport News
T1NFRRATURB AND CONDITION. or WATER AT A.
M.-Great Falls, temperature, 57; condition, Is;
receiving reservoir, temperature 81; condition Ct
north CONNECTION Q; condition g south connec-
uon, 90; dietubnttng reservoir. temperature, So;
condition at infiuent gate house e; condition at
emuent gate-house. "a